Watch a Toyota Supra with a stock LT1 V8 beat up a modified Dodge Neon SRT4.
This week’s racing action from the Kill Stories section features an LT1-powered Toyota Supra taking on a “lightly modified” Dodge Neon SRT4 in a handful of quick races. This video comes to us from the Yung Pirk YouTube account and it was shared on the forum by LS1Tech member and owner of the car, DirtyMike.
The details are short, but we know that the Toyota Supra is fitted with a factory-stock LT1 from a 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood, measuring 5.7 liters, and delivering around 260 horsepower to the rear wheels via a Tremec T5 manual transmission. As for the Neon, it is said to be lightly modified, but we don’t know exactly what upgrades have been made to the compact Dodge sedan. In stock form, this car would have made around 230 horsepower, but the turbocharged 2.4L 4-cylinder took well to upgrades, so light modifications could make a big difference.
Unfortunately for the Neon owner, those mods don’t make enough of a difference to keep up with the LT1-powered Supra.
The racing action between the Supra and the turbocharged Neon begins with the two going from a low roll. At first, the Neon stays alongside the GM-powered Toyota, but it only takes a few seconds for the Supra to pull ahead.
Next, the Neon and the Supra go from a dig, and while the Dodge hops out to a brief lead, the power of the 5.7L V8 quickly overcomes the turbocharged Dodge. The Toyota ends up crushing the SRT4, pulling away more and more as speeds increase.
Finally, the two cars go from a dig once more and this time, the Supra hops out to an early lead and never looks back. Even though we can really only hear the Neon, the LT1 power is too much for the turbocharged Dodge 4-cylinder.
Although the LT1 is stock, this Toyota Supra is a wicked sleeper – as this Neon driver quickly learned.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
